Where does “-se” come from?

-se (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish -sa, -se, from Old Turkic *-sar, from Proto-Turkic *-sar.

Ancestry of “-se”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkish-sa, -se—
2Old Turkic*-sar—
3Proto-Turkic*-sar—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-sar →Every word from Old Turkic *-sar →Every word from Ottoman Turkish -sa, -se →